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Accomodation

River Dart - Holne Park
Self-catering chalets, bunk house and camping
Bude Meadows
Camping nr Bude, Cornwall
Bentley House
B&B in Bude
Sleningford Watermill Camping & Caravan Park
Camping next to River Ure, Ripon, North Yorkshire
UK Campsite
Search for campsites in the UK
The Vagabond - Betws-y-Coed
Good and cheap bunkhouse hostel for paddling in N. Wales.
Kings Head Hotel
Rather nice hotel rooms attached to the village pub in Llangennith on the Gower. Not for a budget weekend though!
Ffynnon Wen Bunkhouse
Bunkhouse in great location for the Trywerwyn. Excellent feedback from club members

Campaign groups and forums

River Access Campaign
A campaign funded by the BCU raising awareness of the access issue on inland waterways in England and Wales and also campaigning to bring about a change
Rowers Against Thames Sewage
Campaigning for clean & safe waters
Environment Agency
How to negotiate access to rivers
Campaign Against Climate Change
Campaign to put climate change at the top of the political agenda
Marine Conservation Society
Caring for our seas, shores and wildlife, MCS campaigns for clean seas and beaches, sustainable fisheries, and protection for all marine life
FISHONLINE
Help you identify which fish are from well managed sources and/or caught using methods that minimise damage to marine wildlife and habitats
Fundraising for Marine Conservation Society
Shop online at major retailers and a donation is made to Marine Conservation Society

Centres and Coaching

Kayakojacko
Coaching and coached holidays
Plas Y Brenin
Outdoor centre in Snowdonia, North Wales
Canolfan Tryweryn
National Whitewater Centre - Bala, North Wales
Plas Menai
National Watersports Centre, North Wales
Holme Pierrepont
National Watersports Cenre, Nottingham
Nene
Whitewater Centre, Northampton
Calshot
Activity Centre, Southapmton
Dart Access
Apply for permits for the River Dart
Tom Parker Coaching and guiding
White water courses and trips
Isle of Whight Sea Kayaking
Sea kayaking courses, trips and hire
Escape to Adventure
Coaching and trips in kayaking, climbing and caving
Andy Turton
White water coaching and holidays

General

British Canoe Union (BCU)
Set up in 1936 to send a team to the Berlin Olympics, the BCU is the lead body for canoeing and kayaking in the UK.

Members' Sites

Zavkhan Trekking
Horse riding holidays in Mongolia with the lovely John and Sam
Adam Pope
Photographer (when not trying to turn canoes into sailing boats)
Team Hyperactive
Bunch of mad Swedes (plus Yolanda) doing extreme stuff
Athelstane E-Texts
19th century literature hosted by Nick Hodson

Organised Holidays

Falco Tours
Sea kayaking holidays in Croatia
Adventure Whitewater
Inspirational journeys throughout the world

Other Canoe Clubs and Groups

Barking and Dagenham Canoe Club
Racing oriented canoe club in East London
Chelmsford Canoe Club
River Touring, Canadian, Marathon, Slalom, Sprinting and Wild Water Racing. Membership from small children to OAPs
Chiswick Canoe Club
West London Thames based club
Castle Canoe Club
Stoke Newington reservoir based club
Regents Canoe Club
Islington base club
Richmond Canoe Club
Racing oriented club in West London
Battersea Canoe Club
Mainly white water and polo oriented club
BCU
British Canoe Union
South East Sea Kayakers Association
Sea kayaking group for Kent, Sussex and Hampshire
Song of the Paddle
Open canoeing group
New River Rats
Lectures on paddling from varied range of interesting speakers
Herts Canoe Club
General paddling and organisers of the Ouse Race

Paddle spots, river levels and other stuff

The UK Rivers Guidebook
River and sea guides, reports and general chat
Thames Weir Project
Thames play spots and other chat
Canoe Cafe
Mainly playboating and whitewater chat and good place to buy/sell stuff
Sea Kayak Routes
Sea kayaking information including some routes as podcasts

Paddling and Coaching Tips

Tips from Plas-y-Brenin
Lots of useful tips from techniques to safety and equipment
Tollesbury Sailing Club - Knot tying
Excellent site on tying knots with great on-screen animations

Shopping

Desperate Measures
Nottingham
Brookbank Canoes
Stockport, Lancaster, Warwickshire and Perth
Whitewater The Canoe Centre
Shepperton
Marsport
Reading
Kent Canoes
Wrotham, Kent
Paddleworks
Bala
Up and Under
Cardiff
Cotswold Outdoor
15% discount to BCU members - see BCU site for promotion code
Sea Specs
Watersports sunglasses (Promotion: buy 2 pairs and receive Copper Blaze Specs FREE)
Quick Tide
Tide tables for sale
Knoydart
Sea kayaking equipment, Penrith
GO2H2O
Ripon, North Yorkshire
Nookie
Clothing and accessories
Extreme Products
Kayaks, kayaking accessories and XPRO floating eyewear. Quote reference YAK001 to receive club member discount.
Canoe-Shops
Shops in Brighton, Bournemouth, Plymouth, Cornwall, Cheltenham and West Cork
actioncameras.co.uk
actioncameras.co.uk sells good quality waterproof helmet cameras. THCC members gets 10% disscount (see forums for code).

Tides, Weather and Surf Forecasts

Thames Tide Tables
Monthly tide tables for River Thames
PLA Recreational Users Advice
Useful information on recreational use of the River Thames
5 day weather forecast
5 day weather forecast for Canary Wharf (2 km downstream from the club)
Surf Hog
Surf forecasts for Cornwall
Magic Seaweed
Surf forecasts worldwide
MetCheck
Uk weather by post code, nicely interpreted and presented
WetterZentrale
Detailed weather charts, updated regularly. Click on "Weitere Bodenkerten" (bottom left) then BRACKNELL for UK Met Office, SEMBACH for SAF ones (with radar overlays)